Logically speaking, firearms soldiers who have entered a state of readiness can give full play to their firepower advantages. Moreover, most of Dong Zhuojun has undergone relevant firepower shooting training. But alas, it was training, not real combat.

In fact, a lot of people have some feelings of one kind or another, and these feelings are very bad. This is indeed the case.

Like, now.

After the first bullet is fired, the three-stage shot plays a big role, but in tense situations, their commanders also make mistakes, for example, the distance of the shot is somewhat long, which invisibly reduces the lethality of the bullet. Plus the shield used by the other party. The shield can block bullet fire at a certain distance. The Republican Army has studied this kind of experiment no less than 10,000 times.

Generally speaking, as long as the wooden shield is not wrapped with iron sheets, the kind of shields with iron sheets are very heavy, and cannot be used by ordinary soldiers, and after soldiers use it, it will seriously affect the speed of advancement. Therefore, such shields are rarely used and are too heavy. But firearms have no effect on such shields, and normally, at a distance of thirty paces, an iron shield will also be pierced, but at a distance of fifty paces, the power is greatly reduced, but it can penetrate a wooden shield. Beyond seventy paces, the wooden shield could barely pierce, but it could not cause damage. The security of the shield will be further increased.

Therefore, the best shooting distance to penetrate the shield is within twenty paces, but it is Lu Bu who leads the charge. He was too brave. Holding an iron shield in one hand. Yes, iron shields, bulletproof is better. With his halberd in one hand, he rushed over. The strength is quite large, which is definitely not something that ordinary generals can do.

This courage will increase the morale of the attacking troops, who will not be afraid to die in the face of a surge of blood and blood.

On the contrary, the morale blow to the other party is also extremely terrible, because they will appear, nervous, emotionally out of control, under the influence of fear, all kinds of mistakes begin to occur frequently, and problems arise in this way.

In the second reload, Dong Zhuojun's firing rate was suddenly reduced to only about 30 percent. The effect of the shot is low. Because most of the soldiers have not yet completed the second reload.

The situation in the second wave of the second round of firing is still very unoptimistic. Nervousness led to frequent accidents among the soldiers, who could not even take care of the fire rope. They desperately pulled the trigger as they fired, but alas, they didn't notice that the fire rope had been extinguished. Although they completed the reloading procedure, the situation was really scary.

"Damn it. Fire, fire. Dong Zhuo almost dropped the telescope. It cost one hundred and twenty silver coins to buy. But now, he wanted to rush up and pull the damn trigger himself. But the situation was not under his control, because it was very bad.

Lu Bu led his "commando team" to frantically attack the opponent's defense line. They have broken through three trenches in a row. This is the fourth course. They are all axemen. They were not many in number, only five hundred, but in the previous battle, they lost more than two hundred, and more than two hundred, but this was enough. Because once they enter the trenches, their battle becomes extremely impressive.

"Kill." Lu Bu let out a loud shout and was the first to rush into the trench, and Dong Zhuojun's soldiers looked up at the general who jumped into the trench in great horror.

"Ahh Poof. Lu Bu entered it at once and killed three firearms soldiers, and the firearms soldiers could still fire a bullet. But he was helplessly blocked by Lu Bu. The bullet sparked, and then there was nothing.

Lu Bu threw out his halberd with all his might. Three firearms men were killed. A lot of people tried to surround them, relying on their numerical superiority to kill each other.

"Poof." But Lü Bu had already drawn his sword and assassinated the two firearms soldiers who came up close. Then he leaned close and slashed the two of them. The people were terrified. Trouble then rushed in. Because more axemen rushed in. The advantage of the firearms is their shooting range, not their individual combat, while the advantage of the axe is their close combat. Everyone is a martial artist. Swords and axes will exert greater power in their hands.

"Ahh Yes. Help me. Run. The soldiers yelled. But alas, they simply couldn't resist it, they relied too much on firearms, they used arquebus. Too heavy, without bayonets, for them, simply the biggest disadvantage.

"Withdraw." The firearms were scattered at once.

"Who is that general, who is this person so brave?" Dong Zhuo didn't know whether he was scared or anxious, his hands kept shaking. He was very annoyed, and he even felt that his current situation had reached an unbearable state.

"Lord, it seems to be Lu Bu, the word Fengxian. He is the pioneer of the Ding Yuan Department. This man is brave and powerful. Guo Yan explained.

"Well, it's really a tiger general." Dong Zhuo didn't forget to praise a few words.

"Lord, we should evacuate as soon as possible, otherwise, it will be too late." Guo Yan said in great anxiety that because of Lu Bu's situation, the first trench of the second line of defense has also become extremely unstable, and it may have collapsed now. Firearms soldiers can only be effective if they are at a distance, but in the trenches, they are all killed characters. Guo Yan knew very well that it was difficult for their defense line to withstand such a crazy attack, so they had to retreat as soon as possible, especially when their lord was here.

"Can't you hold this second line of defense?" Dong Zhuo said very annoyed.

"This." Guo Yan didn't know how to answer this question, but it was better for them to send their lord to a safe area as soon as possible, otherwise, they would have a big, big problem, and at that time, they themselves would not be able to withstand it, which was definitely the biggest responsibility they could not bear. Dong Zhuo, escorted by the left and right guards, evacuated the second line of defense as soon as possible, and after Dong Zhuo just left, the second trench was also taken.

There is no way, in the narrow trench, it is conducive to the battle of the axeman, and the soldier in a tense situation, it is difficult for the firearm to exert greater power, not only that. Instead, they were defeated by each other.

In Luoyang City, Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai looked at the previous newspaper, Dong Zhuojun blocked all the entrances and exits, and the newspapers improved. For the time being, they can only look at the newspapers of the past for amusement. But there is no latest news, which makes them very unnatural, and they can only listen to some gossip to analyze.

"The Bingzhou soldiers have captured Bishui Pass, and it must not take long to reach Luoyang." Xi Zhicai said.

"I'm not very optimistic about the state soldiers, Dong Zhuo's Xiliang soldiers are all strengthened, the republican army is constantly supporting behind the scenes, I heard that Dong Zhuo wants money for money, and arms for arms, which is definitely not comparable to the state soldiers, on the contrary, the state soldiers were driven out by the republican army, they stumbled all the way here, it is a defeated army, and it is definitely not comparable to the Xiliang soldiers, if nothing else, there may be a big disaster. Such a thing, hey. Hard. "Cao Cao is not optimistic about the state soldiers at all, maybe when they still have a foundation, they can be regarded as the most powerful troops, but now, the situation is really not good.

"Well, I heard that Yuan Shao has escaped from Jingshi?" Xi Zhicai said.

"Yes, Yuan Benchu has contradicted Dong Zhuo many times, I'm afraid that staying in Kyoto for a long time will kill you." Cao Cao said that it may be a good thing to avoid going out. In Jingshi, there are too few places to make a difference.

Li Jiazhuang, War Department.

"Forming alliances? This is a new way, I didn't expect that Zhou Cang could come up with such a way this time. Shang Wu said to Jia Xu in surprise.

The so-called alliance is that the republican army is the main body, contacting several small tribes near Yanmen Pass to establish a stable demilitarized zone, in fact, it is to establish a buffer zone outside the tribal struggle area of the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan people, they are separated from the grassland system and brought under the management of the republican army, but at the same time, there is a certain degree of independence and autonomy, the main purpose is to let their tribes have a buffer, a chance to breathe.

"Well, this alliance still has certain benefits for us, at least, the north will stabilize in a certain stage, and at the same time, we can expand trade, and at the same time establish an armed buffer zone, if necessary, we can control them. This will be a great guarantee for our next jump into the grassland area, which will still have a lot of benefits for us. Jia Xu said.

Shang Wu nodded in agreement, such a view is indeed advantageous, but Shang Wu needs to carefully consider whether such a situation will be carried out to a more powerful state. It's a very important part for them. To do so, the IRA needs to pay a number of conditions.

"We have to co-opt these tribes, and it is inevitable to provide some supplies." Shang Wu said.

"Yes, it will increase our prestige and let them see how strong we are. But at the same time, we must also note that we need to digest them little by little, and we cannot let their independence continue, because it will not benefit us at all if these independence are maintained, on the contrary, there will be many, many disadvantages that are extremely bad for us. Jia Xu said.

Shang Wu nodded in acknowledgment that the alliance was only temporary, and the reason why the IRA did this was because they needed such a buffer zone, which could meet some of their other needs to a greater extent, and this was some of Shang Wu's intentions.